Elementary Inclusion Services Lead Inclusion Assistant Director - Summer 2025

Elementary Inclusion Services Lead Inclusion Assistant Director - Summer 2025

Madison School & Community Recreation (MSCR) is Madison’s public recreation provider. MSCR offers a wide variety of athletic, recreational, arts and enrichment activities and classes for all ages in an accessible, inclusive setting. Programs include swimming instruction, MSCR on the Move, arts & enrichment classes, youth summer camps, sports camps & clinics, adult & 50 fitness, adult sport leagues including pickleball, softball and tennis, and a wide variety of outdoor pursuits including paddling sports, pontoon trips, camping, orienteering and challenge courses.

As a department of the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD), MSCR also provides afterschool enrichment activities, clubs and sports as well as summer programming in Madison elementary, middle and high schools, Allied Learning Center and Meadowood Neighborhood Center. Afterschool clubs and sports include: arts & enrichment, homework/academic clubs, drama, dance, skiing, soccer, basketball, volleyball, cross country and much more!

Program Description:

Why work for Inclusion Services?
We love our community! Lead Recreation Inclusion Staff get the chance to create access and opportunity for people with disabilities in our community who have barriers to engaging in our programs. Our staff get to be creative, flexible and have fun while providing support so all people in our community can enjoy the benefits of MSCR programs!

We love our staff! All MSCR Recreation Inclusion Staff receive specific Professional Development training geared to working with people with disabilities. We provide ongoing coaching to help grow your skills and offer opportunities to advance. Gain the skills and experience needed to become a Lead Assistant Director for Inclusion Services or a Field Supervisor! We serve locations all over the city and try our best to match staff with their location preference.

During summer, MSCR offers the Summer Recreation and Enrichment Centers (SREC), which provides extended programming at the MMSD Summer Semester sites. Additionally, MSCR provides a program called Camp Compass, which provides all day childcare (7:45am-5:30pm). The Lead Inclusion AD is assigned to either one SREC or Camp Compass site depending on skillset and participant need.

Job Description & Duties:

Specific Inclusion Assistant Director Responsibilities:

• Support Assistant Directors and other staff in supporting participants with disabilities across the program helping to create an inclusive program.
• Advocate for individuals with disabilities to receive reasonable accommodations or modifications.
• Coordinate schedules of Recreation Inclusion Staff (RIS) for day to day operations including field trips and planning ahead to ensure every staff and participant has what they need to be successful in changing environments. Attend field trips if specific participants need additional support.
• Assist in the development and execution of inclusion plans which may include: reviewing education plans, conducting observations, collaboration with MMSD Summer School staff (if at your site) and parents, and input from site directors and Inclusion Services Specialists.
• Assist with training and coaching all staff in inclusive practices and strategies; act as a resource on inclusion practices for Program Leaders and/or Recreation Inclusion Staff.
• Facilitate open communication with parents of program participants, participants, SREC staff, Summer School staff and others.
• Coordinate Inclusion Services for individuals with disabilities across the SREC or Camp Compass program in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and MSCR’s mission/vision.
• In addition to the above duties, this position may also be required to engage in General Assistant Director Responsibilities.

Program Dates:

Mandatory training: There will be training in the evenings May 23-June 12. New AD training is May 22 from 6:00pm-7:30pm. June 3rd will have a required training from 6:00pm-8:00pm Holtzman Learning Center. There will be a mandatory training for Camp Compass Lead Inclusion ADs on June 9th from 5:30-8:00pm at MSCR Central.
Training week: June 13-20, no training on June 19
Program dates: June 23-August 15. Some camps end on August 22. The specialist will be in contact with you if this is a possibility.

Work Locations:

Westside Programs
Anana Elementary School- Camp Compass, 6323 Woodington Way, Madison, WI 53711
Chavez Elementary School- SREC, 3502 Maple Grove Dr, Madison, WI 53719
Midvale Elementary- Camp Compass, 502 Caromar Dr, Madison, WI 53711
Leopold Elementary- SREC, 2602 Post Rd, Madison, WI 53713
Thoreau Elementary- SREC, 870 Nakoma Rd, Madison, WI 53711
Olson Elementary- SREC, 801 Redan Dr, Fitchburg, WI 53593

Eastside Programs
Hawthorne Elementary- SREC, 3344 Concord Ave, Madison, WI 53714
Henderson Elementary- Camp Compass, 1201 Tompkins Dr, Madison, WI 53716
Kennedy Elementary- SREC, 221 Meadowlark Dr, Madison, WI 53714
Lake View Elementary- Camp Compass, 1802 Tennyson Ln, Madison, WI 53704
Lowell Elementary- Camp Compass, 401 Maple Ave, Madison, WI 53704
Mendota Elementary-SREC, 4002 School Rd, Madison, WI 53704
Southside Elementary-SREC, 501 E Badger Rd, Madison, WI 53713

Hours/week: 40 hours per week.

Work hours:

Typically an 8.5 hour shift (with a 30 minute unpaid lunch), between the hours of 7:30am-5:30pm, M-F.

Application Deadline: Open until filled.

Payrate: 18.00 - 18.75 /hour

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience working in youth programs and/or inclusive recreation programs (childcare, camps, etc).
• Ability to communicate effectively, and exercise good judgment, courtesy, and tact when dealing with children, their parents/guardians, and the public.
• Knowledgeable about a variety of disability areas and common support strategies.
• General computer knowledge of Excel and Google applications.
• Proven dependability, teamwork, leadership skills and enthusiasm.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting individuals with complex medical needs and people with disabilities with more intense support needs.
• Experience assessing for and developing support plans for individuals with disabilities.
• Strong organizational skills and recreation or educational program planning knowledge.
• Demonstrated supervisory skills.
• CPR and First Aid certification.
• Training such as Crisis Management & Interventions, Managing Threatening Confrontations, Non-Violent Crisis Intervention.

Other Information:

If you have any questions, please contact: Jason Busack, Inclusion Services Specialist at jbbusack@madison.k12.wi.us or 608-622-6927.